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Soil your undies!

The CottonInfo team invite you to soil your undies... all in the name of soil health.

Do your own fun soil science experiment to see how healthy your soil is and share your experiences with your local CottonInfo REO, and the twitter community using the hashtag #soilyourundies.

All you need to do is: bury a pair of 100 per cent white cotton undies in topsoil for two months and then check the level of decomposition. If there’s not much left of the undies you have good biological activity, which indicates healthy soil. These same soil organisms can break down plant materials in much the same way.